Jozef was not a patient man and the person to the left of the Hogwarts Headmaster failed to give up his seat to him - a guest. The man must have dirt for brains.

"I think there's a place next to the lovely woman who graciously offered me a place to sit further down the table," Zitnik announced to Tate and his deputy, the former Quidditch star. "Gentlemen, I'll see both of you at the Goblet of Fire."

Walking stick in hand, he made his way over to where the Slytherin Head of House was seated.

"Pardon me, madam. May I pull up a seat and sit beside you?"